Saudi Airport Hit Again... 12 Dead and Over 300 Injured

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An international airport in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh has been attacked once again by Houthi rebels backed by Iran, leaving at least 12 people dead and over 300 injured. As the Houthi rebels continue their intensive targeted attacks against the Saudi mainland, the United States is considering a military response.

Reporter Kim Minpyo has the details.

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The terminal at King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh is engulfed in dust, with ceiling materials collapsing downward.

Saudi authorities announced that at least 12 people were killed and 309 others were injured in the attack by Yemen's pro-Iran Houthi rebels.

This marks the third time King Khalid Airport has been targeted since the Houthis declared a massive offensive against Saudi airports and other facilities on the 5th. It resulted in the highest casualties among the surrounding Gulf nations from bombings since the Iran war last February.

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended airport operations, and flights to and from Riyadh have been canceled in succession.

A Houthi rebel official stated that the attack was retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on civilian facilities in Yemen.

As Saudi Arabia's air defense network continues to be breached consecutively, U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted at the possibility of military intervention.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: (Have you decided whether to join Saudi Arabia's retaliatory airstrikes?) We may join. We will take a look. (When will you make a decision?) I just heard about this attack. We will make a decision shortly. We move very quickly.]

Until now, the United States has only provided indirect support, such as dispatching military and intelligence experts to Saudi Arabia to select airstrike targets.

Previously, armed clashes on the Yemeni front intensified as the Saudi-led coalition and the Yemeni government forces launched Operation Dawn of Yemen on the 4th, local time, to recapture territory controlled by the Houthis.

While the Saudi coalition and other forces set out to recapture key strongholds around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Houthis have engaged Yemeni government forces on the ground while launching intensive ballistic missile strikes targeting the Saudi mainland, which provides air support to the Yemeni forces.

(Video Editing: Cho Moo-hwan)
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